Samuel Williams Reynolds | |
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| United States Senator fromNebraska | |
| In office July 3, 1954 – November 7, 1954 | |
| Appointed by | Robert B. Crosby |
| Preceded by | Hugh A. Butler |
| Succeeded by | Roman Hruska |
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| Born | (1890-08-11)August 11, 1890 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | March 20, 1988(1988-03-20) (aged 97) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Samuel Williams Reynolds (August 11, 1890 – March 20, 1988) was aRepublicanUnited States Senator fromNebraska.
Reynolds was born inOmaha, Nebraska, on August 11, 1890. In 1908, he engaged in the Omaha wholesale coal business.
DuringWorld War I, Reynolds served in theUnited States Army Air Service. He later became a colonel and served as the director of the Army Specialist Corps in Omaha from 1942 to 1943. He was a delegate to the 1936Republican National Convention.
In 1954, Reynolds was appointed by GovernorRobert B. Crosby to theUnited States Senate to fill the open seat caused by the death ofHugh Butler. He declined to run for the office that year and resumed selling coal. He subsequently became a member of the Omaha City Council from 1957 to 1958.
Reynolds lived in Omaha until his death in 1988. He was interred atForest Lawn Memorial Park.
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Nebraska July 3, 1954 – November 7, 1954 Served alongside:Eva Bowring | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Oldest living U.S. senator December 1, 1984 – March 20, 1988 | Succeeded by |
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